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Read more: Heat Pumps and Energy Retrofit – a Case Study with Policy Insights. Why a sample home with a C BER hasn’t upgraded to a Heat Pump
Government policy is to install 400,000 heat pumps and carry out 500,000 home energy upgrades by 2030 [1] with the National Retrofit Plan assuming that by 2025 up to 88% of B2 upgrades will involve the installation of a heat pump [2]. There are clear advantages for the retrofit of old energy inefficient homes, e.g.,…
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Read more: The energy efficiency of Irish homes
The Climate Action Plan published in June 2019 set several targets aimed at improving levels of energy efficiency in the Irish housing stock. One of the central aims of the plan is to upgrade an additional 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 or above by 2030
